PH’s first transgender solon to speak in New York

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau

2 years ago

Rep. Geraldine Roman. FACEBOOK

NEW YORK CITY– Congresswoman Geraldine Roman, the first transgender politician to be elected in the Philippines, will deliver a keynote address at Asia Society’s Diversity Leadership Forum on June 10, the organization announced. The Forum is a two-day conference on best practices in global diversity and leadership.

In May the 49-year-year-old Roman won a seat in the House of Representatives, in victory seen as a breakthrough for LGBT community in a traditionally Catholic country that is considered conservative, and where divorce, same-sex marriage and abortion are still illegal.

Roman, a former journalist who speaks five languages and holds two master’s degrees, says she will champion equal opportunities under broader a platform.